No power to amp NEED HELP!!

[bmwguy1991]

Hey im new here and i need some help. I recently had my 97 taurus installed with two 10" subs and a mono channel amp 4 ohm. wired professionally. I sold those subs and bought a 12 inch jl audio sub 1000 watt and got a boss 1500 watt amp with it. i wanted to change my amp so i dis attached all of my wires from my kenwood amp and hooked them up to the boss amp but i left the battery connected(stupid i know) and connected the ground i had a spark. i replaced the fuse that was clearly blown in the wire within the engine. but when i hook up the power cables and the ground up to both amps i get no power. could i have a weak ground does the ground wire matter for starting up maybe fuses? or could it be the remote small blue wire that can be hooked up to the kenwood but not the boss? HELP ME OUT GUYS IM FRUSTRATED

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[Enellz 10+ year member]

Hey im new here and i need some help. I recently had my 97 taurus installed with two 10" subs and a mono channel amp 4 ohm. wired professionally. I sold those subs and bought a 12 inch jl audio sub 1000 watt and got a boss 1500 watt amp with it. i wanted to change my amp so i dis attached all of my wires from my kenwood amp and hooked them up to the boss amp but i left the battery connected(stupid i know) and connected the ground i had a spark. i replaced the fuse that was clearly blown in the wire within the engine. but when i hook up the power cables and the ground up to both amps i get no power. could i have a weak ground does the ground wire matter for starting up maybe fuses? or could it be the remote small blue wire that can be hooked up to the kenwood but not the boss? HELP ME OUT GUYS IM FRUSTRATED

Do you have a Digital Multimeter (DMM) so you can check your voltage. Easiest way to do. Go buy one at lowes or someplace for cheap, their usually 15 to 20 bucks.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

you coulda blown the amp maybe. use the battery directly or a p/s to test the amp.

 

[schackel 10+ year member]

wait so the kenwood has a remote wire spot but not the boss?

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

You are turning the key to atleast the accessory position when checking if the amp turns on, right? Did you connect the power and ground wires in the correct spot? It's normal for it to have a small spark when connecting if you have power running to the wires - however if you blew the power wire fuse, you didn't connect them correctly or you let the wires touch at some point.

But honestly it sounds like you should take it back where you had everything installed and dish out a few bucks to gain a piece of mind knowing your new amp is connected correctly.

 

[sexyvic1 10+ year member]

im sure u did but just incase u overlooked it...... check the fuses on the amp itself

 

[scotty06 10+ year member]

wait so the kenwood has a remote wire spot but not the boss?

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there is no remote wire connected to the new amp?

 

[treadburner 10+ year member]

is the remote wire hooked up to the amp that is not geting power?

 

[sexyvic1 10+ year member]

wait so the kenwood has a remote wire spot but not the boss?

x2 on this quote..... and if i understand correctly u did not hook that up to the new amp ???

if u dont have that blue wire hooked up to the amp then it will not turn on. it must be connected.

 

[microhaxo 10+ year member]

x2
there is no remote wire connected to the new amp?

Well there's your problem..

 

[bmwguy1991]

yea the boss amp doesnt have a port or termianl for the blue remote wire but the kenwood does and i have a dmm already im gunna try tht and see if i am getting voltage thru the wires and ill replace all fuses

 

[18lexusowner 10+ year member]

Get a new amp that has a remote wire terminal.

Sorry to say, I know it sucks to buy new components.

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

Pics of amp? There's gotta be a rem input on the bish somewhere...

 

[microhaxo 10+ year member]

Im pretty sure it has a spot for rem...

Here

 

[bmwguy1991]

ill post pics of the whole setup and see what u guys think